A tourist visited the ruins of an old monastery in Wales and took with him what he shouldn't have. But soon he himself returned it, because, as he says, the ghost of the last independent ruler of this area began to haunt him. Now the stone is famous and the tourist has learned an important lesson.
These moss-covered ruins in Wales were once a place of intense passion. In 1176, a prince named Cadwallon ap Madog founded a monastery on this place with the complicated name "Abbikumayr". True, the prince did not have to enjoy the local beauty for long: he was killed three years later.
Now a museum has been set up at this place, where tourists often stop by. According to the County Times, one of the tourists could not stand it and stole an equally historical stone from a historical site, however, no one would have known about this if the tourist had not returned it. And he had a good reason for this, which he wrote about in a letter that he attached to the stone.
I am very sorry that I took, borrowed, stole this piece of the old Abbikumair. I am very passionate about everything related to the kings of Wales and their history, so I took this stone. And since then I have been constantly unlucky, as if Llywelyn himself was angry with me. So I am sending it back to you. I will not leave my name or address, only ask me to forgive with all my heart as an Australian history buff.
You probably do not understand, what has to do with some Llywelyn if they killed Cadwallon in the monastery. But the dark fate of the monastery did not end with the murder of the founder. He was twice set on fire by English soldiers, and he was fined for the fact that the monks allegedly plotted something against England. Moreover, it was here that the last independent ruler of Wales, whose name was Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, was buried. He died in 1282 in the battle for the independence of this area.
It was this ghost that haunted the Australian tourist, judging by the letter he wrote. So now a man will probably think a thousand and one times before taking something without asking. The stone, which in size does not exceed an acorn, has now taken an honorable place in the exhibition in the monastery museum.
TATIANA TYUTYUNOVA
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